Once I hit 7 months, it seemed like I was on bedrest forever and always having to go to hospital atleast once a week, I was determined to have Aubri in my arms the next time I left the hospital.
I mean, who likes to be on maternity leave when there is no baby to love on?
Not me.
So this is Aubri's story and how she came into our little family.
December 14th:
9:00 AM
Already 80% effaced and at a 3. I was well on my way for a first timer.
At 9am, my OBGYN stripped my membranes (Aggressively as he puts it. He seemed to have been determined to get her here earlier then planned as well.)
3:30 pm
I woke up from a nap and finished making a decoration for the nursery. Then we decided to go walk around the mall to see if we could kick start this labor. And boy did it work! Not even 30 minutes into walking around the mall did I start having contractions. I automatically ignored them, thinking they were braxton hicks because of how fast, close and painful they were. After walking around for about fifteen minutes more, I decided it was time to head back home. All I wanted to do was get in a nice, hot tub to help me be more comfortable.
5:00 pm
7:30pm
After walking around the halls, doing lunges, squats and jumping up and down like a frog for an hour, I was at a 5. I was so relieved. The contractions weren't in my abdomin, they were in my hips and thighs. Not fun at all!
After taking a long, hot bath, I was laying in bed trying to relax and get comfortable while texting my Mom and watching a Charlie Brown Christmas. I told her I had contractions coming every 1-2 minutes, but I didn't think it was labor because of how sudden they came on. But boy were they sharp and painful.
5:30pm
As soon as my Mom found out my contractions were 1-2 minutes she called us immediately. From the sound of my voice she could tell I was in labor. I was not in the mood to talk so I passed the phone to Austin and they decided that it was time to head to the hospital. We grabbed our stuff and headed off to the hospital, and would hopefully not return until we had a baby in our arms.
5:30pm
As soon as my Mom found out my contractions were 1-2 minutes she called us immediately. From the sound of my voice she could tell I was in labor. I was not in the mood to talk so I passed the phone to Austin and they decided that it was time to head to the hospital. We grabbed our stuff and headed off to the hospital, and would hopefully not return until we had a baby in our arms.
6:30pm
Once we arrived at the hospital, they checked me into a room where they hooked me up to watch my contractions. After an hour, I was making progress. Thankfully. When our nurse called our doctor to tell him I was at a 4 , he said to watch me for another hour and call him back. He wanted to make sure I was in active labor and it just wasn't from stripping my membranes that I dialated another centermeter.
Once we arrived at the hospital, they checked me into a room where they hooked me up to watch my contractions. After an hour, I was making progress. Thankfully. When our nurse called our doctor to tell him I was at a 4 , he said to watch me for another hour and call him back. He wanted to make sure I was in active labor and it just wasn't from stripping my membranes that I dialated another centermeter.
Our amazing nurse (seriously, the sweetest, cutest girl in the entire world) told us to go walk around the hospital to help me have enough progress to stay. We jumped at the chance, and I figured it would help me get through the pain as well if I could move around.
7:30pm
After walking around the halls, doing lunges, squats and jumping up and down like a frog for an hour, I was at a 5. I was so relieved. The contractions weren't in my abdomin, they were in my hips and thighs. Not fun at all!
My doctor came over not even five minutes after finding out I was at a 5 and broke my water .Which was great because it made my labor go by even faster. The down side is that it took the anestiologiest an hour or so to give me my epidural. But it was well worth the wait, I was so relieved once I did get it. I could relax and enjoy being in labor instead of agony.
December 15th:
5:00am
We start pushing, what I thought would only take 30 minutes, took an hour and a half. ( We had to wait an extra 30 minnutes for my doctor to arrive once we got to a certain point.) Once my doctor showed up, it went by so fast.
6:43am
Aubri Roo Anderson was born. 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and 19 1/2 inches long.
It was so surreal. I couldn't believe that after ten months, this Aubri was here. I was beyond the point of exhaustion. I could barely keep my eyes open and my head up. Needless to say, labor makes me a very tired girl, and not in the best condition to hold our baby girl. After an hour or so, our room was empty of hospital staff.
It was so surreal. I couldn't believe that after ten months, this Aubri was here. I was beyond the point of exhaustion. I could barely keep my eyes open and my head up. Needless to say, labor makes me a very tired girl, and not in the best condition to hold our baby girl. After an hour or so, our room was empty of hospital staff.
We could finally be alone as a family for the first time.
